SOME MOTHERS LET THEIR KIDS EAT THEM
A mother’s love is truly unconditional, as demonstrated by female spiders who are willing to sacrifice their own lives for the benefit of their offspring. According to an article in the New York Post, female velvet spiders will present themselves as a food source for their young, a phenomenon known as Matriphagy.
This behavior is typical among many species of spiders. Eating the mother spider provides essential nutrients for growth and development, leading to increased body mass and length in spiderlings compared to before consuming her.